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Best Public Schools in Frederick County, MD

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49,585

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Top rankedUrbana Middle13^th of 339 Maryland middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hillcrest Elementary up 99 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hillcrest Elementary 10.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Rohrersville Rd	Knoxville	21758	Frederick County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8297	186	13	14.2	27.4%	158 (84.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	73.7	236^th of 864 public elementary schools	72.7%		76.1	215^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	55.2	33.3	33.3				40.7	62.1	70.4	60.0					64.0				53.3		$17,324	$948	$16,376
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1285 Hillcrest Drive	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(227) 203-1660	581	57	10.2	91.0%	32 (5.5%)	46 (7.9%)	470 (80.9%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	25	629^th of 864 public elementary schools	27.2%		17.3	728^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.8%	99	35.6	13.0	10.5				19.1	35.6	41.3	28.9					35.7				7.6		$24,563	$3,086	$21,477
Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9051 Ridgefield Dr	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1340	605	39	15.3	31.1%	298 (49.3%)	106 (17.5%)	101 (16.7%)	43 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	76.7	211^th of 864 public elementary schools	75.6%		76.4	211^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.6%		52.3	44.4	41.2				46.2	67.6	61.8	60.8					63.6				47.5		$15,817	$1,091	$14,726
Ballenger Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5250 Kingsbrook Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1880	715	52	13.7	57.5%	159 (22.2%)	187 (26.2%)	205 (28.7%)	59 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (14.0%)	44.8	444^th of 864 public elementary schools	48.6%		58.1	352^nd of 865 public elementary schools	59.3%	92	28.4	27.4	21.4				25.8	51.5	49.3	44.6					48.4				29.1		$16,481	$1,055	$15,426
Ballenger Creek Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Ballenger Creek Pike	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2150	777	48	16.3	42.3%	274 (35.3%)	174 (22.4%)	205 (26.4%)	65 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.9%)	64	116^th of 339 public middle schools	65.8%		68.9	99^th of 337 public middle schools	70.6%	17				23.3	20.2	12.9	24.1				56.3	54.1	52.3		54.3	58.3		75.0		43.3	$16,705	$1,141	$15,564
Blue Heron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7100 Eaglehead Drive	New Market	21774	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1820	680	42	16.1	8.5%	413 (60.7%)	48 (7.1%)	82 (12.1%)	64 (9.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.4%)	95.5	26^th of 864 public elementary schools	97.0%		93.7	46^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.7%	20	79.6	73.4	69.5				74.0	83.2	79.8	83.1					82.0				53.4		$15,384	$845	$14,539
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Stone Barn Drive	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1320	845	45	18.9	12.2%	290 (34.3%)	111 (13.1%)	98 (11.6%)	267 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.2%)	91.3	79^th of 864 public elementary schools	90.9%		91.5	78^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.0%	1	71.3	64.2	57.7				64.2	79.8	74.2	71.1					74.9				50.0		$14,145	$663	$13,481
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Contender Way	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(227) 203-1840	607	48	12.6	67.4%	109 (18.0%)	117 (19.3%)	286 (47.1%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	52.4	394^th of 864 public elementary schools	54.4%		50.2	406^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.1%	12	46.5	36.7	22.3				33.6	60.6	48.1	48.5					51.8				24.3		$22,353	$2,591	$19,762
Frederick Classical Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8445 Spires Way Suite CC	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(227) 203-3840	376	27	13.7	27.4%	125 (33.2%)	131 (34.8%)	43 (11.4%)	43 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	89.1	94^th of 864 public elementary schools	89.1%		89.9	90^th of 865 public elementary schools	89.6%	4	52.3	59.1	52.3	47.6	51.4	22.7	53.1	79.5	72.7	68.2	83.3	83.7	80.5		77.9	77.3			54.5	75.6	$16,464	$533	$15,931
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7215 Corporate Court	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(227) 203-3820	317	18	17.5	27.4%	172 (54.3%)	49 (15.5%)	49 (15.5%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	60.9	317^th of 864 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.6	367^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.6%	50	34.5	35.7	40.0	16.1	25.0	40.0	36.2	51.7	53.6	66.7	58.1	69.2	78.6		62.8				36.7	50.0	$14,857	$977	$13,880
Oakdale High	Public	9-12	5850 Eaglehead Drive	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3400	1,702	88	19.4	17.6%	976 (57.3%)	207 (12.2%)	218 (12.8%)	187 (11.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.0%)	77.3	14^th of 227 public high schools	93.8%		66.5	26^th of 220 public high schools	88.2%	12							44.1							91.8	91.8	32.4	70.8	53.0			$15,052	$816	$14,236
Middletown Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	403 Franklin St	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1540	463	28	16.6	23.5%	331 (71.5%)	32 (6.9%)	62 (13.4%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)								(n/a)																					$20,789	$1,139	$19,650
Tuscarora High	Public	9-12	5312 Ballenger Creek Pk	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3100	1,735	89	19.4	48.7%	531 (30.6%)	428 (24.7%)	514 (29.6%)	135 (7.8%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	111 (6.4%)	48	79^th of 227 public high schools	65.2%		32.2	129^th of 220 public high schools	41.4%	50							13.7							64.7	64.7	13.7					$16,609	$1,207	$15,401
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2550	573	37	15.4	45.2%	231 (40.3%)	113 (19.7%)	142 (24.8%)	35 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.7%)	75.6	76^th of 339 public middle schools	77.6%		73.1	84^th of 337 public middle schools	75.1%	8				25.0	35.8	30.0	32.6				60.5	67.9	55.6		61.5	62.2				30.5	$22,644	$1,184	$21,460
Urbana Middle	Public	6-8	3511 Pontius Ct	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2600	1,090	62	17.5	16.4%	435 (39.9%)	130 (11.9%)	149 (13.7%)	271 (24.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.2%)	95.5	13^th of 339 public middle schools	96.2%		97	5^th of 337 public middle schools	98.5%	8				46.2	46.2	48.4	57.8				73.4	80.7	82.5		78.8	95.7		90.0		67.8	$13,160	$754	$12,405
Monocacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7421 Hayward Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(227) 203-1520	523	41	12.6	67.9%	125 (23.9%)	149 (28.5%)	182 (34.8%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	59.9	330^th of 864 public elementary schools	61.8%		54	373^rd of 865 public elementary schools	56.9%	43	48.7	37.8	26.5				37.3	51.3	57.3	54.2					54.4				32.9		$20,660	$2,303	$18,357
Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Carriage Hill Dr	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1780	471	29	16.1	19.1%	160 (34.0%)	74 (15.7%)	54 (11.5%)	131 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	95.4	27^th of 864 public elementary schools	96.9%		94.4	41^st of 865 public elementary schools	95.3%	14	76.3	64.8	70.3				69.7	81.4	76.1	80.8					79.1				66.7		$19,107	$845	$18,262
Monocacy Middle	Public	6-8	8009 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2350	710	55	13.0	56.5%	194 (27.3%)	181 (25.5%)	245 (34.5%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.9%)	49.2	163^rd of 339 public middle schools	51.9%		49.8	155^th of 337 public middle schools	54.0%	8				9.7	14.8	12.6	17.7				41.5	57.1	48.0		48.8	73.1				31.2	$16,931	$1,481	$15,450
Kemptown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3456 Kemptown Church Rd	Monrovia	21770	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1640	448	27	16.4	14.1%	315 (70.3%)	17 (3.8%)	42 (9.4%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	83.2	152^nd of 864 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.4	131^st of 865 public elementary schools	84.9%	21	60.7	50.0	55.4				54.5	70.9	60.9	68.9					66.1				47.3		$13,485	$990	$12,495
Heather Ridge	Public	7-12	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3880	50	17	2.9	84.0%	12 (24.0%)	20 (40.0%)	13 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	8.7	225^th of 227 public high schools	0.9%		12.5	208^th of 220 public high schools	5.5%	17						6.3	2.0						6.7	15.0	12.2	0.0					$96,817	$2,392	$94,425
Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	301 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2200	638	40	16.1	29.9%	402 (63.0%)	61 (9.6%)	100 (15.7%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.8%)	75.6	77^th of 339 public middle schools	77.3%		69.8	95^th of 337 public middle schools	71.8%	18				25.9	24.6	21.9	28.3				61.1	64.6	64.2		63.2	55.3				39.6	$15,961	$900	$15,061
New Market Middle	Public	6-8	125 W Main St	New Market	21774	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2400	676	40	17.1	17.9%	508 (75.1%)	24 (3.6%)	74 (10.9%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.5%)	80.3	66^th of 339 public middle schools	80.5%		79.5	62^nd of 337 public middle schools	81.6%	4				39.7	32.8	15.9	36.1				69.0	64.5	59.2		64.0	54.0		77.5		41.3	$17,341	$840	$16,501
Crestwood Middle	Public	6-8	7100 Foxcroft Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2250	996	66	15.0	67.7%	172 (17.3%)	255 (25.6%)	427 (42.9%)	68 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.8%)	42	182^nd of 339 public middle schools	46.3%		44.1	178^th of 337 public middle schools	47.2%	4				11.0	10.7	7.3	12.5				45.2	49.1	49.7		48.0	49.2				21.8	$17,429	$1,019	$16,410
Tuscarora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Lambert Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1260	793	52	15.1	46.9%	184 (23.2%)	220 (27.7%)	228 (28.8%)	67 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (11.7%)	62	303^rd of 864 public elementary schools	64.9%		61.5	321^st of 865 public elementary schools	62.9%	18	51.9	41.4	29.8				40.3	57.9	54.5	48.8					53.6				33.3		$16,361	$889	$15,472
Monocacy Valley Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	64 Thomas Johnson Drive	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(227) 203-3860	386	22	17.5	29.3%	207 (53.6%)	54 (14.0%)	61 (15.8%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)								(n/a)	36.7	36.7	20.0	25.0	29.7	18.5	28.3	53.3	73.3	43.3	89.3	51.3	60.0	73.9	62.3	21.2			33.3	46.5	$14,832	$616	$14,216
Thurmont Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	7989 Rocky Ridge Rd	Thurmont	21788	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1280	350	25	14.2	55.1%	283 (80.9%)	8 (2.3%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)																					$20,158	$1,063	$19,095
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 Oakdale School Road	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1420	1,167	71	16.5	19.5%	436 (37.4%)	178 (15.3%)	142 (12.2%)	308 (26.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (8.7%)	82.1	161^st of 864 public elementary schools	81.4%		86	124^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.7%	37	65.4	64.1	45.9				59.2	66.7	65.5	58.6					63.9				40.2		$13,004	$679	$12,325
Oakdale Middle	Public	6-8	5810 Oakdale School Road	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2450	1,085	61	17.7	15.8%	627 (57.8%)	125 (11.5%)	110 (10.1%)	164 (15.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (4.8%)	88.4	35^th of 339 public middle schools	89.7%		92.1	23^rd of 337 public middle schools	93.2%	12				42.6	35.9	24.6	44.5				68.2	72.1	68.1		69.4	88.0				49.2	$14,663	$756	$13,907
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Whittier Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1140	779	49	16.0	42.1%	267 (34.3%)	201 (25.8%)	167 (21.4%)	46 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (12.3%)	66.8	278^th of 864 public elementary schools	67.8%		67.5	273^rd of 865 public elementary schools	68.4%	5	50.0	42.5	33.3				42.2	66.7	57.5	57.5					60.8				28.3		$16,931	$964	$15,967
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	7922 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3650	0	33	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Frederick County Virtual	Public, Virtual	9-12	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(227) 203-3780	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Deer Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10601 Finn Dr	New Market	21774	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1760	528	35	14.9	19.3%	382 (72.3%)	30 (5.7%)	55 (10.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	90	90^th of 864 public elementary schools	89.6%		93.6	49^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	81.8	47.6	74.6				67.3	79.5	62.2	77.6					72.7				62.7		$21,754	$1,112	$20,641
Orchard Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5898 Hannover Dr	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1400	613	39	15.7	53.7%	128 (20.9%)	170 (27.7%)	200 (32.6%)	53 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.1%)	71.7	253^rd of 864 public elementary schools	70.7%		59.8	338^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.9%	85	54.8	29.5	36.0				40.2	61.9	55.1	70.8					62.9				49.4		$17,665	$909	$16,756
Yellow Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8717 Yellow Springs Rd	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1080	628	38	16.6	32.0%	242 (38.5%)	175 (27.9%)	104 (16.6%)	40 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.2%)	77.8	199^th of 864 public elementary schools	77.0%		73.7	228^th of 865 public elementary schools	73.6%	29	50.0	51.0	36.5				45.4	70.0	75.0	64.3					69.5				41.4		$14,923	$746	$14,176
Wolfsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12520 Wolfsville Rd	Myersville	21773	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1120	163	11	14.5	35.0%	135 (82.8%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	90.9	82^nd of 864 public elementary schools	90.5%		93.4	55^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.6%	27	77.3	65.0	47.4				63.9	86.4	90.0	73.7					83.6				42.1		$22,498	$1,098	$21,400
West Frederick Middle	Public	6-8	515 W Patrick St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2700	820	56	14.7	64.5%	203 (24.8%)	212 (25.9%)	305 (37.2%)	33 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.6%)	54.5	141^st of 339 public middle schools	58.4%		50.1	153^rd of 337 public middle schools	54.6%	12				20.9	20.1	17.7	22.0				53.4	47.0	44.5		48.4	56.9				23.7	$18,174	$1,548	$16,626
Waverley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Waverley Dr	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(227) 203-1160	965	78	12.3	87.4%	78 (8.1%)	204 (21.1%)	582 (60.3%)	44 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.0%)	18.7	702^nd of 864 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.3	655^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.3%	47	23.1	22.7	9.7				18.8	27.5	36.6	14.2					26.1				6.1		$18,531	$2,444	$16,088
Walkersville Middle	Public	6-8	55 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2650	779	49	16.0	41.6%	468 (60.1%)	116 (14.9%)	107 (13.7%)	25 (3.2%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.8%)	75.4	80^th of 339 public middle schools	76.4%		81.9	56^th of 337 public middle schools	83.4%	24				25.5	28.7	18.0	28.9				64.0	66.0	62.7		64.3	92.6				35.8	$15,638	$734	$14,904
Walkersville High	Public	9-12	81 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3350	1,181	60	19.6	38.8%	678 (57.4%)	187 (15.8%)	206 (17.4%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	55	58^th of 227 public high schools	74.4%		43	97^th of 220 public high schools	55.9%	39							17.7							74.1	74.1	7.1		63.2			$18,206	$1,231	$16,975
Walkersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	83 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1180	692	45	15.3	50.1%	260 (37.6%)	147 (21.2%)	166 (24.0%)	30 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	57.2	350^th of 864 public elementary schools	59.5%		63	309^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.3%	41	45.9	30.1	30.4				34.7	62.2	51.1	49.1					53.6				32.4		$16,409	$1,018	$15,391
Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3519 Jefferson Pike	Jefferson	21755	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1200	525	32	16.5	30.9%	357 (68.0%)	25 (4.8%)	95 (18.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	66.4	281^st of 864 public elementary schools	67.5%		72.8	232^nd of 865 public elementary schools	73.2%	49	53.3	30.0	41.4				41.2	61.1	51.0	53.2					54.8				43.2		$15,468	$915	$14,553
Urbana Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3554 Urbana Pike	Frederick	21704	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(227) 203-1220	736	40	18.3	22.6%	299 (40.6%)	76 (10.3%)	127 (17.3%)	171 (23.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.2%)	88.3	104^th of 864 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.9	83^rd of 865 public elementary schools	90.4%	21	65.6	59.7	49.6				58.5	71.2	72.0	71.8					71.7				51.7		$14,955	$830	$14,125
Thurmont Middle	Public	6-8	408 E Main St	Thurmont	21788	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2500	507	35	14.6	48.3%	400 (78.9%)	14 (2.8%)	64 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	39.9	192^nd of 339 public middle schools	43.4%		44.4	174^th of 337 public middle schools	48.4%	18				16.5	8.4	6.9	14.6				41.4	38.4	50.3		43.6	61.3				23.8	$19,223	$977	$18,246
Thurmont Elementary	Public	3-5	805 E Main St	Thurmont	21788	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1300	283	22	12.6	55.1%	228 (80.6%)	5 (1.8%)	37 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	60.6	320^th of 864 public elementary schools	63.0%		57	354^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.1%	34	55.0	33.3	31.1				38.8	59.5	48.9	54.9					54.2				31.4		$19,826	$980	$18,846
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Madison St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(227) 203-1580	615	50	12.4	81.0%	90 (14.6%)	204 (33.2%)	235 (38.2%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.1%)	43.8	451^st of 864 public elementary schools	47.8%		52	389^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.0%	62	44.6	28.8	20.5				30.5	55.4	44.2	39.8					45.9				19.5		$21,708	$2,408	$19,300
Sabillasville Environmental School	Public, Charter	K-8	16210-B Sabillasville Rd	Sabillasville	21780	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(227) 203-1360	196	13	14.8	34.7%	177 (90.3%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	51.6	401^st of 864 public elementary schools	53.6%		54	376^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.5%	25	42.9	18.2	33.3	31.8	16.7	0.0	25.2	47.6	22.7	45.8	63.6	41.7	50.0		45.5				33.3	22.7	$18,554	$1,385	$17,169
Rock Creek	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	55B West Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3900	73	20	3.7	57.5%	32 (43.8%)	18 (24.7%)	15 (20.5%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)								(n/a)
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1380	263	18	14.6	44.9%	131 (49.8%)	36 (13.7%)	60 (22.8%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	78.7	192^nd of 864 public elementary schools	77.8%		76.1	216^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	63.4	42.1	36.4				47.2	65.9	68.4	61.4					65.0				51.2		$18,720	$774	$17,946
North Frederick Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1010 Fairview Ave	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(227) 203-1480	660	46	14.5	57.4%	230 (34.8%)	130 (19.7%)	197 (29.8%)	23 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.5%)	60.6	322^nd of 864 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.8	293^rd of 865 public elementary schools	66.1%	29	35.8	34.8	29.0				33.2	55.3	60.7	67.0					61.1				31.0		$18,234	$1,808	$16,426
New Market Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	93 W Main St	New Market	21774	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(227) 203-1460	571	34	16.5	19.8%	414 (72.5%)	21 (3.7%)	84 (14.7%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	92.1	65^th of 864 public elementary schools	92.5%		95.6	31^st of 865 public elementary schools	96.4%	34	71.8	60.6	60.7				64.6	75.2	74.7	71.4					73.8				58.9		$15,600	$666	$14,934
Myersville Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Main Street	Myersville	21773	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1500	402	24	17.0	20.4%	327 (81.3%)	9 (2.2%)	39 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	92.4	62^nd of 864 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.7	47^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.6%	15	60.0	68.0	64.6				64.3	74.3	77.3	77.2					76.3				60.0		$16,584	$869	$15,715
Middletown High	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Dr	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3600	1,059	54	19.7	20.6%	863 (81.5%)	27 (2.5%)	92 (8.7%)	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.0%)	55.8	57^th of 227 public high schools	74.9%		57.6	45^th of 220 public high schools	79.5%	12							25.7							77.3	77.3	11.0	54.5	67.4			$16,693	$979	$15,713
Middletown Middle	Public	6-8	100 Martha Mason St	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2300	784	43	18.2	19.9%	619 (79.0%)	18 (2.3%)	83 (10.6%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	88.8	33^rd of 339 public middle schools	90.3%		86.9	43^rd of 337 public middle schools	87.2%	10				35.7	28.8	21.9	36.2				80.7	82.3	74.3		79.1	67.2				47.7	$16,490	$873	$15,617
Middletown Elementary	Public	3-5	201 E Green St	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1560	460	31	14.7	20.9%	357 (77.6%)	19 (4.1%)	47 (10.2%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	90.3	88^th of 864 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.4	93^rd of 865 public elementary schools	89.2%	5	74.8	56.7	57.4				62.7	78.3	71.3	70.3					73.2				51.0		$17,479	$956	$16,523
Linganore High	Public	9-12	12013 Old Annapolis Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3500	1,647	85	19.4	16.7%	1,167 (70.9%)	94 (5.7%)	209 (12.7%)	91 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.7%)	59.3	46^th of 227 public high schools	79.7%		59.1	41^st of 220 public high schools	81.4%	5							25.4							76.1	76.1	10.0	76.7	51.2			$15,217	$730	$14,487
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11820 Liberty Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1600	265	17	15.5	32.8%	224 (84.5%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	76.7	210^th of 864 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.1	220^th of 865 public elementary schools	74.6%	10	43.2	47.9	50.0				46.8	61.4	60.4	76.5					65.1				50.0		$21,838	$1,420	$20,418
Lewistown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11119 Hessong Bridge Rd	Thurmont	21788	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1620	152	14	10.5	63.8%	86 (56.6%)	9 (5.9%)	43 (28.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.2%)	43.3	454^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.5%		44.7	454^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.5%		46.7	27.8	27.8				31.9	53.3	33.3	50.0					42.0				22.2		$37,522	$3,510	$34,012
Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	4551 Landsdale Parkway	Monrovia	21770	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1680	850	50	16.9	13.4%	370 (43.5%)	87 (10.2%)	120 (14.1%)	198 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.6%)	85.9	128^th of 864 public elementary schools	85.2%		87.8	101^st of 865 public elementary schools	88.3%	27	71.7	57.4	54.7				62.2	71.7	66.5	56.4					65.8				48.3		$13,305	$792	$12,513
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Public	9-12	1501 N Market St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3450	2,066	119	17.3	58.4%	528 (25.6%)	523 (25.3%)	772 (37.4%)	96 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	129 (6.2%)	38.8	116^th of 227 public high schools	48.9%		27.5	143^rd of 220 public high schools	35.0%	27							11.1							58.4	58.4	5.5	15.4	35.7			$17,662	$1,188	$16,475
Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3300	1,821	106	17.1	59.5%	329 (18.1%)	474 (26.0%)	790 (43.4%)	93 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	121 (6.6%)	41.2	105^th of 227 public high schools	53.7%		30.3	136^th of 220 public high schools	38.2%	31							25.4							50.9	50.9	24.2	50.0	28.9			$16,652	$1,046	$15,606
Emmitsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Seton Ave	Emmitsburg	21727	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1720	211	16	12.9	51.2%	160 (75.8%)	16 (7.6%)	18 (8.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	77.7	200^th of 864 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.8	224^th of 865 public elementary schools	74.1%	24	55.2	38.2	50.0				47.5	69.0	67.6	55.6					63.6				48.6		$24,236	$1,252	$22,984
Catoctin High	Public	9-12	14745 Sabillasville Rd	Thurmont	21788	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3150	823	42	19.5	40.2%	675 (82.0%)	21 (2.6%)	85 (10.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	48.3	77^th of 227 public high schools	66.1%		39.3	109^th of 220 public high schools	50.5%	32							11.8							72.5	72.5	6.5		30.6			$19,434	$1,408	$18,026
Carroll Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5624 Adamstown Rd	Adamstown	21710	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1900	530	35	15.3	30.9%	299 (56.4%)	56 (10.6%)	100 (18.9%)	25 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)	74	232^nd of 864 public elementary schools	73.1%		64.6	295^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.9%	63	61.1	44.4	34.7				46.6	66.7	68.1	57.3					63.9				36.0		$19,395	$992	$18,403
Brunswick High	Public	9-12	101 Cummings Dr	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3200	910	49	18.5	27.8%	575 (63.2%)	92 (10.1%)	141 (15.5%)	26 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	57.9	53^rd of 227 public high schools	76.7%		56.3	46^th of 220 public high schools	79.1%	7							19.5							80.6	80.6	15.8		25.0			$17,373	$934	$16,439
Brunswick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Central Ave	Brunswick	21716	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1860	804	49	16.5	32.8%	452 (56.2%)	105 (13.1%)	105 (13.1%)	49 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (11.3%)	81.9	163^rd of 864 public elementary schools	81.1%		73.7	227^th of 865 public elementary schools	73.8%	64	68.6	45.8	48.0				54.4	74.4	59.8	61.8					65.5				46.0		$15,804	$878	$14,927
Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9525 Glade Rd	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1700	561	36	15.6	29.2%	395 (70.4%)	36 (6.4%)	74 (13.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.7%)	81.3	170^th of 864 public elementary schools	80.3%		80.8	173^rd of 865 public elementary schools	80.0%	3	56.8	50.6	39.5				48.8	71.6	69.6	69.8					70.3				44.2		$17,601	$1,012	$16,589
Urbana High	Public	9-12	3471 Campus Dr	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3550	1,989	99	20.0	16.5%	940 (47.3%)	220 (11.1%)	255 (12.8%)	426 (21.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (7.1%)	89.1	4^th of 227 public high schools	98.2%		83.2	6^th of 220 public high schools	97.3%	2							64.3							93.0	93.0	52.0	91.3	77.2			$14,432	$767	$13,664
Windsor Knolls Middle	Public	6-8	11150 Windsor Rd	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-2750	812	47	17.4	13.4%	461 (56.8%)	53 (6.5%)	117 (14.4%)	116 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.9%)	92.8	19^th of 339 public middle schools	94.4%		95	11^th of 337 public middle schools	96.7%	8				47.0	46.9	20.3	49.1				74.5	75.3	74.7		74.8	90.5		96.0		59.1	$14,731	$700	$14,031
Twin Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 Leafy Hollow Circle	Mount Airy	21771	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1240	703	39	18.0	20.6%	535 (76.1%)	15 (2.1%)	67 (9.5%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	84.6	135^th of 864 public elementary schools	84.4%		87.4	105^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.9%	30	62.4	50.8	55.1				55.8	67.0	66.7	73.8					69.1				44.9		$14,384	$999	$13,386
Parr's Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	202 Watersville Road	Mount Airy	21771	Frederick County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3559	391	26	14.8	26.3%	304 (77.7%)	8 (2.0%)	61 (15.6%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)																					$16,759	$546	$16,213
Mount Airy Middle	Public	6-8	102 Watersville Road	Mount Airy	21771	Frederick County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3554	761	45	17.1	19.4%	609 (80.0%)	17 (2.2%)	100 (13.1%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	87.8	38^th of 339 public middle schools	88.8%		78.9	65^th of 337 public middle schools	80.7%	27				33.5	39.5	21.5	40.8				72.2	75.7	67.3		71.5	67.1				50.4	$14,362	$804	$13,558
Mount Airy Elementary	Public	3-5	405 North Main Street	Mount Airy	21771	Frederick County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3540	462	29	15.8	19.7%	360 (77.9%)	17 (3.7%)	49 (10.6%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.5%)	72.5	250^th of 864 public elementary schools	71.1%		79.8	185^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.6%	65	62.4	61.1	39.2				54.1	50.4	58.6	51.7					53.9				39.9		$14,873	$623	$14,250

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